Prime Medicine receives funding to develop prime editors for cystic fibrosis

Jan. 26, 2024

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CF Foundation) has agreed to provide Prime Medicine Inc. with up to $15 million to support the development of prime editors for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF).

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